1. Review for Quiz #2 (Notes 4-7)
Crossing the Continent

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What was the major land route used to cross the continent before the Transcontinental Railroad was finished?
Took the railroad to the Mississippi River
Use a covered wagon the rest of the way out west
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3. What were the two water routes to the west coast / California?
Sail to Central America, take the train across Panama, and sail up the Pacific Coast up to California.
Sail all the way around South America up the Pacific Ocean to California.
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4. True or false: As RR grew, more settlers came out West.
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True or false: All European immigrants moved West in order to begin new lives.
False- some could not afford to move West and stayed in the industrial cities on the East coast
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6. Which two companies helped to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific
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UNION PACIFIC: who did they employee, where did they begin building, and in what direction did they build?
Irish, former slaves, Confederate soldiers
Began in Nebraska
Built to the West (towards California)
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CENTRAL PACIFIC: who did they employee, where did they begin building, and in what direction did they build?
Chinese immigrants (or Asians)
Began in California
Built to the East (towards Nebraska)
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9. What was the name of the railroad that linked the east and the west?
Transcontinental Railroad
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10. TRUE OR FALSE? There were no troubles while building the Transcontinental RR.
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11. How was the RR helpful?
It helped deliver goods and people quickly and cheaply
For farmers, they could get their goods transported to market
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12. Could everyone afford the RR?
Even though it was cheap, not everyone could afford to use the RR
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13. TRUE OR FALSE? RR companies advertised land for sale in Europe to encourage immigrants to come to America.
True
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Which animal was shot by riflemen because they trampled the iron tracks on the RR?
Bison or buffalo
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15. Another name for buffalo is ??
Bison
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What did the RRs use for fuel and what effect did this resource have on the environment?
RRs used coal
Coal had to be mined, which dug up the land
It also created pollution when burned
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17. What effect did riflemen have on the number of bison?
They shot and killed the buffalo that were trampling the iron rails.
This killing seriously decreased the number of bison on the plains to less than 1000
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18. How did the Native Americans use the parts of the buffalo?
Hide- housing, clothes, shoes
Meat- food
Stomach/organs- pouches, bowls, cups
Sinews/muscles- string/thread/cord
poo- fuel
Hair- clothing, blankets, celebrations
Hooves- boiled to make glue
Bones- weapons, utensils
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19. How did RRs have a negative impact on the environment?
Fuel for the RR created air pollution and destroyed land as it was mined
Created air, land, water pollution
Destroyed land through mining and digging through mountains as well as laying down track on land
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20. How were RRs helpful to farmers and ranchers?
Were a cheaper way to transport their goods/crops to cities out East
Hogs and cattle could be shipped to meat processing plants back East
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21. They met in Promontory Point, Utah It took 7 years to complete
Where did the Union and Central Pacific Companies meet and how long did it take to build the railroad?
They met in Promontory Point, Utah
It took 7 years to complete
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22. True or False? Hogs and cattle were sent to meat packing plants in cities like Chicago.
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23. True or False? By the end of the 1800s, the number of bison in the West had fallen to about 1000.
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24. Which group of people experienced a negative effect of the railroad being completed?
Native Americans- their lives were changed due to the number of bison killed, settlers and government taking their land and breaking promises
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25. How did the railroad affect the economy?
Trade between markets across the country increased thanks to the railroad transporting good to them
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